“A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”
The Second Amendment is the strongest argument against gun control. Anti-gun control supporters believe that it says that all American citizens have the right to own a gun. Gun control supporters think otherwise. They believe that it only gives the militia the right to bear arms. When the Second Amendment was created, the government could not afford a full time army, so all citizens were considered to be part of the militia and were expected to defend their country when needed.
“A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”
The Second Amendment is the strongest argument against gun control. Anti-gun control supporters believe that it says that all American citizens have the right to own a gun. Gun control supporters think otherwise. They believe that it only gives the militia the right to bear arms. When the Second Amendment was created, the government could not afford a full time army, so all citizens were considered to be part of the militia and were expected to defend their country when needed.
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